There are several factors that are part of inground pool pricing. If you are considering an inground pool for your home, here is a beginner’s guide to inground pool pricing to help you make the most of your money.

Inground pool pricing differs greatly, depending on the type of pool you want. Each type is suited to one’s particular needs.
 
Vinyl-lined inground pools have a sturdy exterior, usually made of steel. Flooring for such pools is usually made of sand, lined with vinyl. These pools look great in anyone’s backyard and are relatively easy to maintain. Perhaps the best feature of these pools is that they are fully customizable. Liners come in different designs, and there is sure to be a design pleasing to even the most discriminating homeowner. Generally, these are between $25,000 - $30,000, depending on their size.

On the other hand, inground pool pricing for a gunite or plaster pool can run as high as $200,000. Their floors are usually sandblasted and finished with plaster, making for a smooth, sturdy floor. Designing a gunite pool gives homeowners more flexibility, allowing them to add ornaments to their pool. Homeowners also control the pool’s shape, size and dimensions. However, more exotic designs are bound to cost more.

Fiberglass pools resemble fiberglass bathtubs, only larger and usually placed outdoors. In most cases, fiberglass pools can be installed within a week. They are usually the cheapest pools in the market, as well as the sturdiest.

The other factor controlling inground pool pricing is the amount of work that has to be done, to prepare your home to take a pool. Generally, the larger the pool, the more work needs to be done. Also, gunite pools require the most labor, while fiberglass requires the least. Most contractors and pool builders charge their clients by the day. Therefore, paying a contractor’s fee for 30 days of work for a gunite pool will be higher than paying for three days of work for installing a fiberglass pool.

Fiberglass inground pool pricing

Fiberglass inground pool pricing is usually cheaper than vinyl or gunite pools. Fiberglass frames, which make up the flooring of the pool, usually cost between $5,000 and $20,000, depending on their size and shape. However, you can scrimp on installation costs, since most manufacturers and fabricators can have these installed in three days or less. Better still, fiberglass pool frames are portable – you can bring your frame along when you move to a new house.

The only real drawback to fiberglass pools is their lack of variety. Usually, frames are either rectangular or round, with a few kidney-shaped designs available. Homeowners looking for a distinctly shaped pool will have a hard time finding one, and may have to settle for something less than ideal.

Inground pool fiberglass one piece price

All fiberglass pools are installed in one piece, so an inground pool fiberglass one piece price should not be too high. However, prices may rise in areas where pool builders are scarce and demand is high. In the Pacific Northwest, for example, summers are short but very hot, so more people come to dealers to have inground pools installed. However, contractors are hesitant to build pools in this area, because of the long harsh winter common to such states, so inground pool pricing tends to rise.